Rosacea Vereniging is een non-profitorganisatie in Nederland, gewijd aan het ondersteunen en informeren van mensen die rosacea hebben. Rosacea is een kroniek huidziekte die hoofdzakelijk het gezicht veroorzaakt. Het aantal personen dat werd getroffen door rosacea schat men op minstens 1 miljoen mensen wereldwijd. Deze stichting biedt mensen met rosacea vooral praktische en psychosociale steun, aangezien de ziekte vaak een sterke impact op de ego-identiteit kan hebben.
Typische symptomen van rosacea zijn zwarte zwellingen, rode slijmhuid, gezwollen neuspunt, chronisch rode huid, rash's of zwellingen en pimpleachtige uitbarstingen. Symptomen kunnen variëren van mild en licht te zware rosacea, met acute en chronische stappen. Ook psoriasis en eczema lijken op de symtomen van rosacea. Psoriasis en eczema zijn afzonderlijke huidsyndromen, die aanvullend weliswaar vergelijkbaar zijn met rosacea.
Mensen die gekozen hebben om thuis te proberen met hun rosacea wordt geadviseerd de volgende methodes uit te proberen:
IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) treatment is een veel toepassen treatments voor rosacea waarbij de huid wordt blootgesteld aan pulsender lightener om bloedvaten in de huid te laten verdwijnen. Deze behandeling kan gescheiden worden door dermatologisten, esthetici en cosmetici. Volledige ronden IPL therapie bestaat meestal uit 4 - 6 sessies met 3 - 4 weken tussen elkaar nanasecond pulse durations presented as being more effective in reducing telangiectasias, while making fewer post-treatment and side effects as compared to prolonged pulse duration lasers or visible blue light.
Niet iedereen is een goed kandidaat voor IPL therapy. Lichamen met blonde haar hebben meer risico een skin reaction bij depigmentation treatments die mimics those of a sunburn including itching, redness and swelling will experience than people with dark hair. Special attention should be taken when administering IPL to patients with freckles or moles melasma, who tend to have a higher level of melanocytes in the epidermis. Melanocytes produce pigment to darken the skin as a response to injury such as sunburn and also during pregnancy and female hormonal changes resulting in pigmentation disorders like freckles or brown spots also known as melasma conceived. Overall results for individuals undergoing IPL treatment depend largely on individual tolerance, age, type and severity of the skin condition, making this form of treatment of questionable value since unsuccessful outcomes due to reduced efficacy are frequently reported among patients with stubborn symptoms that recur over time even after an intensive course of IPL sessions has been completed. Individuals can subsequently achieve some relief from their symptoms by combining it with alternative therapies like topical creams prescribed by their dermatologists and applying home remedies daily as mentioned above in Self Help section.
Topical creams and serums with ingredients like azelaic acid are often prescribed by dermatologists. Azelaic acid inhibits hyperactive follicular keratinocytes found in inflamed papules caused by rosacea. Reducing this enables reducing symptoms like inflammation and bumps associated with moderate facial redness and breakouts (called papulopustular rosacea) The medication works on a cellular level rather than just targeting blood vessels or bacterial infection which differentiate these products from oral antibiotics and other commonly used anti-inflammatory medications for managing acne Antibiotics might be occasionally used if needed, but are generally not the first approach taken as they may cause severe side effects like yeast infections for instance Candida albicans overgrowth in sensitive individuals upon long term usage due to suppression of good gut bacteria responsible for creating vitamin K2 necessary for bone formation health overall digestion processes throughout the body . Therefore sustained use of antibiotics for treating rosacea is not advisable unless supervised closely by an experienced professional familiar with patients condition at hand prior deliberating suitable courses of action concurrent with taking into account personal medical history inclusive and unique variables perhaps a patient may be dealing with due to exposure occurring during prenatal development phase itself up till elderly years despite initial appearance signs varying between individuals .